Which Customized Track Is Right For You?
Use the exercise chart below with your core leaders to discern which track best expresses the hope of your church. Below the chart, you will find further descriptions of each track.
You can skip the exercise and go immediately to descriptions of each track.
Key Question | Answer the questions below from the cumulative point of view of your core leaders. Ask each leader to circle one of the three boxes beside each question that most captures their interest. Collate responses and see the pattern. | ||
What is your basic hope? | Renewing & Revitalizing Our Church | Growing and Expanding Our Faith Community | Creating and Multiplying a Missional Movement |
What is your real situation? | "In the Box" Traditional organization, worship, education and program | "Out of the Box" Creative and streamlined, with contemporary options | "Beyond the Box" Radically Innovative, local/global mission, and church planting |
What are your key consultation goals? | Reverse Decline Revitalize Church Overcome Obstacles | Target Programs | Multiply Missions Cross-Over Cultures Create Opportunities |
What are your immediate leadership development hopes? | Stewardship | Member Expectations | Missionary Training |
What are your most pressing organizational challenges? | Discover Purpose | Increase Trust | Absolute Faithfulness Eliminate "Institution" Adapt to Contexts |
What are your most urgent program needs? | Stewardship | Member Expectations | Missionary Training |
Below are descriptions of the three tracks. Click the colored icon beside the description that best fits your situation, and you will be taken to a consultation design that we can use to customize just the right process for your church. The "keywords" below each track title give you an idea of the kinds of issues and concerns most on the minds of leaders in these situations.
Track 1:
Keywords: Reverse decline, revitalize church, overcome obstacles
This track is for congregations or judicatories looking for expert intervention to help revitalize, restart, turn around, reorganize, or generally nudge established churches from declining status quo to thriving Christian mission. These are often churches with little mission urgency, low adult spiritual growth, and overburdened core leaders, who need to develop an intentional discipling process.
Track 2:
Keywords: Target programs, start new initiatives, seize opportunities
This track is for congregations, judicatories, congregational clusters and networks, and faith-based organizations looking for experienced partners to help them grow ministries, programs, participation, stewardship, and leadership. These are often churches needing to focus energies, grow resources, and expand accountability and trust, who need to broaden and embed core values among teams.
Track 3:
Keywords: Multiply missions, cross over cultures, create opportunities
This track is for congregations, alliances, networks, faith-based non-profits and corporations, mega-churches, and house-churches, looking for insightful companions for an extended journey of local, regional, and global mission. These are often churches needing to become sensitive to other cultures, network leaders, identify new partners, multiply mission sites, or ensure leadership succession.